Top 5 college basketball performances of 2010-11

Don’t remember this one? Well, Morgan State would surely like to forget it, after Dunn exploded for one of the dominant games of the season. He scored 43 points and hit 10 3-pointers — including three in 58 seconds. He’s a pure shooter, a 3-point specialist and was a second-team All-Big 12 pick last season.

4
Terrence Jones, Kentucky

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Jamal Mashburn. Rex Chapman. Dan Issel. John Wall. Cotton Nash. None of them did what Jones accomplished when he came off the bench and scored a Kentucky freshman-record 35 points against Auburn. Jones made 11 of 17 shots, including four 3-pointers, and grabbed eight rebounds in 30 minutes. Jones has one big question left to answer in the coming weeks: Can he break his own record? Or will Lamb leap past him and take back the record he held for only slightly longer than a “Lord of the Rings” marathon.

3
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State

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No. 1 in the poll, unbeaten on the court. Sullinger has been the go-to Buckeye for a team dominating the Big Ten and all of college basketball. The 6-foot-9 Sullinger is averaging 17.9 points and 10.2 rebounds for the 21-0 Buckeyes. His night to remember came in a win over Illinois. He had 27 points and 16 rebounds, and played all 40 minutes in the 73-68 decision over the Illini. Sullinger was 13 for 15 at the free throw line and scored Ohio State’s first nine points of the second half, to keep the perfect record in tact. He’s a deft passer, doesn’t turn the ball over and could follow former Buckeye Evan Turner as a lottery pick selection in the NBA.

2
Jimmer Fredette, BYU

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Fredette scored 40 points in three of the last four games for the No. 9 Cougars (20-1) and is earning comparisons to former Davidson super scorer Stephen Curry. One name says it all. Like Oprah. Magic. LeBron. You know exactly who is being talked about when you hear the name Jimmer. He’s even inspired “Jimmermania” thanks to his longer than long NBA 3s and he’s leading the nation in scoring with a 27.4-point average. That would be the highest since Curry averaged 28.6 in 2008-09. He shined in BYU’s biggest game of the season, scoring 43 points this week to help BYU beat undefeated No. 4 San Diego State. Fredette scored BYU’s final 15 points of the first half and 24 of 27 in one stretch. He was 14 of 24 from the field, hit 5 of 8 3s and stamped himself the new No. 1 contender for the player of the year trophy.

1
Kemba Walker, UConn

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His 29 points against Kentucky weren’t his season high, but his performance in the Maui Invitational championship game victory sent a message that UConn was back. He was the tournament MVP, hitting runners, game-changing 3s and engineering the decisive run that squashed the Wildcats for good. Kentucky coach John Calipari called Walker a pit bull and did he ever attack in Maui. He shot 10 for 17, hit 3 of 4 3s and added six assists in the 84-67 victory. The Huskies were unranked at the time, but are No. 5 in the poll heading into Saturday’s game at Louisville.